Wire-stretcher



(No Model.)

W. N. HULING.

WIRE STRETGHER.

Patented Sept. 28, 188'6 INVENTOR VILLIAMS NEYLAND HULING, OF LAMPASAS,TEXAS.

WiRE-STRETCHER.

SPECIFICATIN forming part of Letters Patent No. 350,057, dated September28, 1886.

Application filed June 15), 1886. Serial No. 205,710. (No model.)

To all whom it indy concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAMS NEYLAND HULING, of Lampasas, in the countyof Lainpasas and State of Texas, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Vire-Stretchers, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention consists in an improved wirestretcher, which will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view of myimproved wire stretcher, showing it applied for joining the ends of twowires. Fig. 2 is aside view ofthe saine, and Fig. 3 is a plan viewshowing the device applied for drawing or stretching a wire betweenposts.

The same letters of reference indicate correspending parts in all thefigures.

Referring to the several parts by letter, A A indicate the parallel sidepieces of my stretcher, which are connected by the crosspiece B andstrengthened by the Vshaped braces C between their forward ends. Therear end of one of the side pieces, A,is formed or provided with a ring,A', while the corresponding end of the other side piece is formed orprovided with a hook, A2, and in the ring A is looped or hinged one endof a strap or loop, D, of suitable material, which has at its free end aring, D', which engages withthe hook A2 at the rear end of that sidepiece, A. The forward ends of the side pieces, A, form bearings A8 A3,for the transverse shaft E, which is provided at one end with the crankor handle E and at the other end with a nut or pin, E2, which operatesto hold the shaft in position. In the central portion of this shaft isinserted a staple, E3, for the purpose hereinafter set forth, while uponthat portion of the shaft between its handle and the side of the frame Ais rigidly secured a ratchet-wheel, F, with the inclined teeth of whicha pawl, G, pivoted to that side of the frame A, engages, thus holdingthe shaft firmly to the point to which it has been turned until the pawlis raised by the operator to unwind the rope H. rlhis rope H is ofsuitable length, and has at each end asuitable wire catch, consisting,preferably, of the small casing, I, to the side of which is pivoted theserrated cam-lever I, between the serrated edge of which and the adjacent side of the casing the wire is firmly held while being stretched.

.I indicates a sheave, which is secured to the cross-piece B between theconverging ends of the V-brace.

In operation. when a wire is to be stretched from post to post, theframe is secured to one post, as shown in Fig. 3, by passing the freeend of the loop D around the post and hooking the ring at that end overthe hook A2 of that side piece of the frame. One end of the rope H isthen passed through the staple E3 on the shaft E, and is tightly securedto said staple, so that it cannot be drawn through it, while the otherportion of the rope passes around the grooved pulley J, and the wire tobe stretched is secured in the casing I at its end by means of theserrated cam-lever I. The shaft E is then turned by its handle orcrank,so as to stretch the wire by winding the rope H around the shaft,and when the wire has been stretched to the requisite point the pawl G,engaging with the teeth ofthe ratchet-wheel F, will hold the shaftfirmly while the wire is being secured to the post to which the frame Ais secured. Vhen, however, it is desired to bring together the ends of abroken wire or the ends of two separate wires, the rear end of the ropeH is uni'astcned from around the shaft, and, after passing through thestaple E3, is passed back in line with itsforward end, as shown in fulllines in Fig. l of the drawings, when an end of the wire issecured inthe catch at t-he rear end of the rope, and the other end of the wire issecured in a similar manner in the catch at the forward end of the ropewhich passes through Athe sheavc, and it will be seen that by thenturning the handle of the shaft the middle portion of the rope will bewound upon the shaft, so as to draw both ends ofthe rope toward eachother, and by this movement the ends of the wire are drawn together sothat they can be fastened together, the pawl and ratchet-wheel holdingthe shaft firmly in position while the ends are being thus secured.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of my improvedwire-stretcher will be readily understood.

It will be seen that my improved wirestrctcher is strong and simple inconstruction IOO - clamp.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

and can be manufactured at a small cost, and is not liable to break orget out of order, While it is exceedingly effective in its operation. Itmay be usd, as described, either to stretch a wire from post to post orin mendnga broken wlre.

I am aware that a Wire-stretcher has been provided With a chain forattaching it to a post, and with a crank and rotary shaft for Winding arope connected With a Wire by means of a The combination of thefollowing parts: the stretcher-frame composed of side bars and across-bar which connects them, the hinged loop attached at one end ofsaid side pieces and the rotary shaft arranged n bearings at the otherend, the ratchet and pawl, the rope having catches, and the sheaveattached to the crossbar of the frame, al1 as shown and described, tooperate as specified.

' WILLIAMS N EYLAND HULING.

Witnesses:

JOHN GREEN, D. J. MORRIS.

